Songs That Make You Think, "Damn, I should Write A Song Like That"

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I'm not talking about "crap so bad you think even a
talentless bugger like me could do better." I'm
talking about good songs that are so simple
and direct, yet good, that those of us musical
dilettantes are inspired to sit down at our
guitar/piano/kazoo and try to do something
similar.

Of course, it could be argued that any
"good song" can be inspirational, but if
I hear a great big band jazz tune or
polyphonic prog tune, or even a modern
rock tune with tons of instruments and
effects, I may enjoy the song but it's
definitely way "out of my league." But it's
another thing altogether if I hear a
down-to-earth song, the sound of which
is theoretically within my grasp. Specific examples:
"Options," the first song off Pedro The Lion's
_Control_, or Tenacious D's "Jesus Ranch"
(as heard on the movie _Bongwater_).

― Squirrel Police, Thursday, 21 November 2002 03:22 (twenty-three years ago)

P.S Jack Black's the man and all, but I'd for
him to sometime try his hand at a "straight"
song, or has that been done?

― Squirrel Police, Thursday, 21 November 2002 03:27 (twenty-three years ago)

After I hear any Turbonegro, Gluecifer, MC5, or Stooges song, I usually think to myself, "Fuck, I was just about to write that. Bastards beat me to it."

Does that count?

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Thursday, 21 November 2002 03:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Hoover "Private"

― Ian Johnson (orion), Thursday, 21 November 2002 03:38 (twenty-three years ago)

jayz f beyonce - 03 bonnie& clyde
so solid crew - 21 seconds
jagged edge f nelly - where the party at
prefuse73 f mikah9 - life/death
infesticons - night night theme

― s trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 21 November 2002 04:58 (twenty-three years ago)

also eminem, lyrically

― s trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 21 November 2002 04:58 (twenty-three years ago)

"You Know You're Right"

― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:05 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm not sure if this necessarily counts, but i was amazed that ap carter wrote will the circle be unbroken. it seems like the kind of song that sprang from the earth fully formed and has been around as long as time itself.

― jq higgins, Thursday, 21 November 2002 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Happiness is a Warm Gun - the Beatles. And most Beatles songs for that matter.

― David Allen, Thursday, 21 November 2002 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Codeine make me want to play guitar.

― Callum (Callum), Thursday, 21 November 2002 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

From Turbonegro's "I Got Erection": "I think of blood / I think of love / Erection". I think when this was pointed out to me it was the saddest day of my life, the thought that I didn't write that.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 21 November 2002 18:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Marquee Moon. It's complicated, yet simple. I'm still amazed by it.

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 21 November 2002 19:33 (twenty-three years ago)

happens several times daily. right now it's "walter".

― jones (actual), Thursday, 21 November 2002 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

("do you remember...", that one)

― jones (actual), Thursday, 21 November 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

"The progress chart" by the natural history. Simple, but damn catchy.

― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Blackalicious "Chemical Calisthenics" always makes me think 'god-dang if I could just write something like THIS".

― nickalicious, Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Ally,
I completely know what you're saying. When I first heard the line "Motherfucking Pizza Tonight!", I could have sworn they actually stole that from me.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Thursday, 21 November 2002 22:09 (twenty-three years ago)

four months pass...

Pedro The Lion, "Options"

We were walking, holding hands
With our bare feet in the sand
And the seagulls overhead
When I broke the spell and said

"I could never divorce you
Without a good reason
And though I may never have to
It's good to have options"

But for now, I need you
But for now, I need you
But for now, I need you

...

So I told her I loved her
And she told me she loved me
And I mostly believed her
And she mostly believed me

===
So simple and beautiful.
Search _Control_, the best album of last year.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:17 (twenty-two years ago)

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